On the 30th, a Japanese man in his 20s was detained by security authorities in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, where the military holds real power.
The man is believed to be a journalist, and the local Japanese embassy is confirming the status of the interrogation being conducted by the police, and is working toward the early release of the man.
According to the local Japanese embassy, a Japanese man in his 20s was detained by security authorities during a protest demonstration against the military in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, on the 30th, and is currently under investigation by the police. It means that you are receiving it.
The police explained that the man was filming the demonstration with a camera.
According to multiple people involved, the man is believed to be journalist Toru Kubota, who entered Myanmar in the middle of this month for coverage and was involved in the production of a documentary.
In Myanmar, journalist Yuki Kitazuno, who was based in Yangon, was detained by the security authorities in April last year and was charged with spreading false information. Released about a month later.
The local Japanese embassy has confirmed the status of police investigations, and is working through diplomatic channels for the early release of the man.
A friend of Mr. Kubota “The goal is to make a documentary”
According to a friend of Mr. Kubota, who is believed to have been detained in Myanmar, Mr. Kubota entered Myanmar in the middle of this month and began interviewing in Yangon, the largest city, and was scheduled to return to Japan on the 5th of next month. .
The purpose of this trip was to make a documentary that I have been working on for many years.
Mr. Kubota has been reporting on Myanmar's Muslim minority, Rohingya refugees, since he was a student.